Improvement in machines for making boxes



T. 0. LUTHER. MACHINE FOR MAKING BOXES.

No. 44,690. Patented Oct 11, 1864.

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THOMAS C. LUTHER, OF LEE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERI- CAN-FLASK AND CAP COMPANY, OF 'WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR. MAKING BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. ildfiillih, dated Oc er11, 1864.

To all whom it ray concern.-

Be it known that I, THos. LUTHER, of Lee, in the county of Berkshire andState of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Im' proved Machine forManufacturing Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull,. clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable anypersonskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, inwhichll igure l is a plan or top'view of my inveni101 Fig. 2, a sideview of the same; Fig. 3, a perspective view of a box.

Similar letteis of reference indicate correspending parts in theseveralfigures,

This invention is more especially designed for putting the covering 01''external paper hand on cylindrical paper boxes for the purpose ofsecuring the top andbottonl to the body of the box. It may, however, beused for covering wooden or sheet-metal cylindrical boxes. I

The invention consists in the employment or use of pressure-rollers inconnection with a sizing or paste box and a belt, all arranged tooperate as hereinafter setgi'orth.

A represents a base-plate, to which an up right, B, is attached, thelatter having two horizontal bars, a a,seci1red to it, one at each side,between which a drum, C, is inserted at one side of the upright, and acup or pastebox, D,inserted between then at the opposite side of theupright,

E is a roller the axle b of which has its hearings in the bars a. a, theroller E being partly submerged in the paste or size in the box D.

F F are two standards, in which the jour nas of two horizontal shafts, bb, are placed, one being some distance above the other and both having aroller, G, upon them, each of which is provided at its periphery with adeep oscillate, or swing thereon. 'In the upper part I is attached achain or cord, h, which passes over a pulley, i, and is connected at itslower end to a treadle. The weight Kihas a tendency to draw the upperpart of the frame H, and consequently the roller 1, out from the upperroller, C, as indicated in red in Fig. 2, while apressure on the treadleto which the chain or cord, h is. attached will have'a tendency to pressthe roller I toward the upper roller, C. The pape'r band a with whichthe boxes are OOY6I6(l,lS wound upon the drum C and passes over theroller E, as shown in "Fig. 2. The parts of the box-to wit, the

body and top and bottom--are held in contact by the operator, acylindrical block being within them, and said partsare then fitted onthe belt 5 between the rollers I Cr C and the end of the paper appliedto them, and the foot of the operator is applied to the treadle, so asto cause the belt to press snugly-on the box. The shaft of the upperroller, G, is then rotated by means of a crank, L, at one end of it,

and the paper band a is wound around the box and secures thetopandsbottoin of the latter to its body or main portion. The paper bandof is pasted in passing over the roller E, and it is somewhat wider thanthe depth of the boxes in order that its edges may be lapped over theedges of thetop and bottom of the box, as indicated in Fig; 3. When theband a is wound around the box, the requisite length of the band havingbeen severed by hand or other suitable means,'the treadle is relievedfrom the foot of the operator and the-weight K draws back the upper partof the frame B, so as to release the box and admit of .it being removedfrom between the rollers.

I would remark'that the rollers 1 G G may be made in two parts, and onepart adjustable so as to operate upon boxes of different depths,

and that a cutter may be applied. to one of the rollers in order to cutthe boxes into two parts circumferenlially. These features, however,form no part of the claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The stationaryrollers G G, in connection with the movable oradjustable roller I and belt J, all arranged to operatein the mannersubstantially as and for the purpose her-c111 I set forth.

2. The box D and roller E, in connection with the'drum O and therollersI G G, all arranged to operate'substaxitially as and for the purposeherein set forth.

' THOS. G. LUTHER. Witnesses:

CHAS. W. GILLETTE, JNO. W. HILL.

